"Of Many Heroes"

Author: G. N. Devy

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9788125013099

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This books is a sequel to After Amnesia, Dr Devy s Sahitya Akademi Award winning study. Of Many Heroes attempts to reconstruct the convention s of literary history in India prior to India s colonial encounter with the modern West. In some sections of the essay, the main focus is the mutual dependence of western literary history and cultural colonialism.

Studying Transcultural Literary History
Studying Transcultural Literary History

Author: Gunilla Lindberg-Wada

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-03-12

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3110920557

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In our globalised world, literature is less and less confined to national spaces. Europe-centred frameworks for literary studies have become insufficient; academics are increasingly called upon to address matters of cultural difference. In this unique volume, leading scholars discuss the critical and methodical challenges that these developments pose to the writing of literary history. What is the object of literary history? What is the meaning of the term “world literature”? How do we compare different cultural systems of genres? How do we account theoretically for literary transculturation? What are the implications of postcolonial studies for the discipline of comparative literature? Ranging in focus from the Persian epic of Majnun Layla and Zulu praise poetry to South Korean novels and Brazilian antropofagismo, the essays offer a concise overview of these and related questions. Their aim is not to reach a consensus on these matters. They show instead what is at stake in the emergent field of global comparatism.

A History of Indian Literature
A History of Indian Literature

Author: Sisir Kumar Das

Publisher: Sahitya Akademi

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 856

ISBN-13: 9788172010065

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This Volume, The First To Appear In The Ten Volume Series Published By The Sahitya Akademi, Deals With A Fascinating Period, Conspicuous By The Growing Complexities Of Multilingualism, Changes In The Modes Of Literary Transmission And In The Readership And Also By The Dominance Of The English Language As An Instrument Of Power In Indian Society.

A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850
A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850

Author: Sujit Mukherjee

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9788125014539

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This Volume Aspires To Be A Handy Reference Work For Users Whose Interest Is Not Limited To One Or Two Indian Language Literatures But Spreads Over Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali And The Prakrit As Well As To Asimiya, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Telugu And Urdu. Starting With The Vedas And The Upanishads, The Coverage Spans Several Centuries Up To The Year 1850.

India's Literary History
India's Literary History

Author: Stuart H. Blackburn

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9788178240565

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Spanning A Range Of Topics-Print Culture And Oral Tales, Drama And Gender, Library Use And Publishing History, Theatre And Audiences, Detective Fiction And Low-Caste Novels-This Book Will Appeal To Historians, Cultural Theorists, Sociologists And All Interested In Understanding The Multiplicity Of India`S Cultural Traditions And Literary Histories.

Postcolonial Studies
Postcolonial Studies

Author: Pramod K. Nayar

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-07-09

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 1118780981

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This new anthology brings together the most diverse and recent voices in postcolonial theory to emerge since 9/11, alongside classic texts in established areas of postcolonial studies. Brings fresh insight and renewed political energy to established domains such as nation, history, literature, and gender Engages with contemporary concerns such as globalization, digital cultures, neo-colonialism, and language debates Includes wide geographical coverage – from Ireland and India to Israel and Palestine Provides uniquely broad coverage, offering a full sense of the tradition, including significant essays on science, technology and development, education and literacy, digital cultures, and transnationalism Edited by a distinguished postcolonial scholar, this insightful volume serves scholars and students across multiple disciplines from literary and cultural studies, to anthropology and digital studies